Since the IRS opened its two new online portals for people to register for the child tax credit, many have had their efforts dampened by a burdensome identification process. A third-party company, ...

You’ll soon have to prove your identity to a Virginia-based security company called ID.me in order to file a return, check tax records, or make payments on the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The IRS will soon require taxpayers to use facial recognition to ...

Taxpayers can now delete any selfies they submitted to ID.me, the company tasked by the IRS to verify identities. Following uproar from privacy advocates, civil liberties groups and Congress, the ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — ID.me, the company contracted by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) to verify people are who they say they are before applying for unemployment benefits, has ...

The IRS could soon require anyone logging into IRS.gov to use ID.me to verify their identity. Privacy experts and civil-rights advocates worry ID.me will share its ...

On Monday, the Internal Revenue Service halted a plan that would have forced taxpayers to verify their identities with facial recognition software before signing on to its website. A day later, the ...

The CEO of ID.me, a service used by dozens of states to verify unemployment benefits claimants as well as several federal agencies, has walked back previous claims that the company does not use a more ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) now has an easier and faster way for customers to access their unemployment benefits with its ID.me secured login system. According to ...